Senior Project Planning and Cost Control

Wood
Abu Dhabi
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 10-12 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Mentoring","Risk analysis","Change assessment","Progress monitoring","Cross-functional coordination"]

Own planning and cost control for large energy projects, developing and maintaining baseline project plans, schedules, and logic-linked activity networks. Monitor planning activities across the project lifecycle, assess schedule impacts from change notifications, and produce project progress and performance reporting. Coordinate with engineering, procurement, and construction teams to track manpower and man-hour budgets, support schedule risk analysis, and mentor junior planning personnel.

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Senior Project Planning and Cost Control

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Job Summary

Own planning and cost control for large energy projects, developing and maintaining baseline project plans, schedules, and logic-linked activity networks. Monitor planning activities across the project lifecycle, assess schedule impacts from change notifications, and produce project progress and performance reporting. Coordinate with engineering, procurement, and construction teams to track manpower and man-hour budgets, support schedule risk analysis, and mentor junior planning personnel.
Location: Abu Dhabi
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop and maintain planning control structures aligned with the approved project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
  • •Develop and maintain baseline project plans and schedules using appropriate scheduling software, ensuring logic-linking, critical path, and total float.
  • •Monitor and control planning activities across the project lifecycle, including progress status, major milestones, and schedule impact of change notifications.
  • •Liaise with engineering, procurement, and construction functions (and third parties) to maintain awareness of activities, status, and impacts on schedule and manpower requirements.
  • •Coordinate with cost discipline to ensure accurate and timely forecasting of man-hour budgets; produce project plan/schedule and progress/performance status reports and participate in schedule risk analysis and compliance reviews.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceLife AssurancePersonal AccidentEnd ServiceShare PlanLong ServiceLearning Budget

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelors Degree in any Engineering discipline.
  • •Minimum 10-12 years relevant scheduling/planning experience.
  • •Proficient knowledge of Primavera and other scheduling software, including Logic and CPM analysis, plus resource loading and levelling.
  • •Proficient knowledge of Project Execution Procedures for Scheduling and understanding of WBS & CBS structures and project reporting.
  • •Proficient understanding of earned value application, cost/schedule variance analyses/trending, and what-if scenarios.
Experience:10-12 years
Education:Bachelor's in Engineering
Skills:MentoringRisk analysisChange assessmentProgress monitoringCross-functional coordination
Tech Stack:PrimaveraCPMWBSCBS

Company Brief

Wood
Provides engineering, project delivery and technical consultancy services across energy, built environment and industrial sectors, delivering integrated solutions for oil & gas, renewables, infrastructure and environmental projects worldwide.
Industry: Consulting
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Founded: 1982
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